Elisabetta Catalano

Place: Rome

Born: 1944

Death: 2015

Biography:

Elisabetta Catalano was a renowned Italian fine-art photographer, celebrated for her captivating black and white and color portraiture. Born in Rome in 1944, she began her journey as an autodidact, eventually collaborating with prominent news and fashion magazines such as L'Espresso and the Italian edition of Vogue. Her work was showcased at various museums, including the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna in Rome and the Carnavalet Museum in Paris.

Early Career and Influences

In the early 1960s, Catalano started working with news and fashion magazines, which led her to document the work of Federico Fellini, a renowned Italian film director. This collaboration not only introduced her to the world of cinema but also influenced her photographic style. She became acquainted with visual artists associated with the Arte Povera movement, such as Alighiero Boetti, Pino Pascali, and Jannis Kounellis.

Notable Works and Exhibitions

Some of Catalano's notable works include her portraits of male artists, which were showcased in her first solo exhibition, Uomini, held at the Il Cortile Gallery in Rome and the Galleria Milano in Milan. Her photographs have also been exhibited at the Maison européenne de la photographie in Paris and are part of their permanent collection.

• Faces and Facades: a series of portraits of popular Italian film directors on Polaroid sheets, commissioned by the Polaroid Corporation in 1978.
• People of the French culture: an exhibition held at the Carnavalet Museum in Paris in the 1980s.
• I ritratti (The Portraits): a retrospective of her work held at the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna in Rome in 1992.
• Le Collezioni, Non basta ricordare (The Collections, remembering is not enough): her last exhibition, held at the MAXXI Museum in Rome in 2014.

For more information about Elisabetta Catalano's work and exhibitions, visit Elisabetta Catalano | Wikioo.org or her page on Wikipedia. Her photographs are also available for viewing at the Maison européenne de la photographie in Paris and other museums.